A specific eating plan with healthy fats, fiber, and fish, plus exercise advice, helped overweight people with high cholesterol lose weight and lower their bad cholesterol much more than just getting...

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A pilot comprehensive lifestyle intervention program (CLIP)--comparison with qualitative lifestyle advice and simvastatin on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight hypercholesterolaemic individuals.

Randomized Controlled Trial

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2011 Mar

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A pilot comprehensive lifestyle intervention program (CLIP)--comparison with qualitative lifestyle advice and simvastatin on cardiovascular risk factors in overweight hypercholesterolaemic individuals.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.09.002

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